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UFederal Properly Values in County Set at $28 Million The federal government owns more than $28 million worth ot property in Jackson county alone and more than half a billion dol lars worth in Oregon. Government holdings in this county, including property held by eight different bureaus or de partments, have been reported to Robert D. MacLean, state tax commissioner, who instituted an investigation of federal proper ty holdings throughout the state. What property the federal gov ernment controls in the state has long been in controversy because there is no central agency in Washington collecting the infor mation. Each agency is concerned with its own property. It is all tax exempt. Breakdown Given The total estimated value of government property and build ings in Jackson county is esti mated as: Forest service. $8,581,840. in cluding S154.400 in improve ments; bureau of land manage ment, $14,322,970; national park service. S14.300; bureau of recla mation, $20,000; post office de partment, $217,610; veterans' ad ministration, $4,576,180; civil aeronautics administration, $50, 400; public housing administra tion, $180,850, and the Federal Office building that is worth $59,130. These properties have a total value of $28,023,280. The assessed valuation is $16,253,500. Yogurt, Famed Milk Drink, Now Available Yogurt, a fermented milk product well-known to the Bul garians, Turks and Greeks, but until recently seldom seen in this country. now being made available in Mcdford by the Sweet Maid Dairy Products com pany, 516 South Riverside ave nue. John Propp, owner and manager, said his firm has been manufacturing the famous health food for the past month due to the many requests he has re ceived. Yogurt is made from an ex tremely refined bacteria culture that is introduced into pasteur ized milk. It is said to have a delicate tangy flavor and has delighted connoisseurs for cen turies. Though quite common in Europe, it was never possible to get the culture to this country without contamination. It was only through the efforts of Trap pist monks and their laboratory at La Trappe, Quebec, Canada, that yogurt culture was recently perfected and made available in the United States and Canada. Because it is so easily digest ed mechanically bland it is hailed as a health food of rare value. Girl Scout Leader Attends Conclave Mrs. M. N. Hogan, Medford, area president, was among area and district officers who attend ed a Girl scout regional meeting in Eugene on Tuesday. Presidents and vice-presidents of Girl scout councils were pres ent and promotion was planned for the regional conference at Sun valley in October. Others attending from this sec tion were Mrs. Sam Bowe, Grants Pass, and Mrs. William ReaRan, Ashland, area vice-presidents, and Mrs. D. N. Newman, Grants Pass, district chairman. Medford Tribune Second Section MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, MARCH 30, 1950 Pages 1-6 my (Acme Telpphotot DENIES RED CHARGES -Mrs. Esther Caukin Brunauer (above), State Department policy advisor labeled by Sen. Joseph McCarthy as a poor security risk, denied the charges as she appeared before a Senate Foreign Relations Sub committee. She said she is "a loyal American," is not a Com munist, and has never been a Communist or Communist sympathizer. SOC Orchestra To Rehearse Concert First rehearsal of the Little Symphony orchestra of South ern Oregon college for a concert to be given by the group the lat ter part of May, will be held Monday, April 3, in the music building at the college at 7:30 p. m., according to Glenn Mat thews, director. The music build ing is located on the southwest corner of the school's campus, in Ashland. Matthews stated that member ship is open to any musicians throughout this entire vicinity and is not confined to college students or persons of that age. Improves The leader stated that during the past year the symphony has increased in size and quality and he expects this coming concert to be its best. Of the 10 music instructors now participating in the orches tra, three are from Medford, I. A. Mirick. Melba Chehak and Richard Werner. Those wishing to join the or chestra should attend the Mon day rehearsal or see Matthews at the college. NOT SMALL WORLD Samson, Ala. (U.R) Two sis ters found that it's not such a small world, or even a small state, after being re united with an older half-sister they hadn't seen for 70 years. Mrs. E. P. Nelson and Mrs. E. W. Nelson of Samson met Mrs. Jerry Lomas ter of Dothan for the first time since 1880 at a family reunion. All three have lived in Alabama all their lives. Census Takers to Count, Not Entertain Populace Washington, Mar. 30 U.R) Count them, don't entertain them. Be friendly, but not too friendly. Don't talk politics, and don't collect money for charity. Those are orders for the 1950 census-taker who will show up at your house sometime between next Saturday and April 30. The U. S. census bureau has compiled a full list of the do's and dont's in a 140-page refer ence manual for census takers. Each of the 140,000 enumerators will take one along when he goes doorbell ringing. Mostly Democrati Census Director Roy V. Peel admits most of his legmen will be democrats. But talking poli tics on the job is taboo. Gov. McKay Asks Cooperation In Decennial Census Salem. Mar. 30 An appeal to Oregon residents to "stand up and be counted" was voiced to day by Gov. Douglas McKay in a statement in which he urged the public to cooperate with the 1.500 enumerators who will fan out across the state Saturday, opening day of the 17th decen nial federal census. The governor said the import ance of the census should not be underestimated. He pointed out that basic questions on agricul ture, housing and population will elicit millions of facts which will be combined into basic tables for use by federal, state, countv and local governments. "Vital To Welfare" "With Oregon undergoing sweeping changes in population and in other characteristics, it is vital to our future welfare that the planners be provided with this wealth of statistical data", he said. Agriculture census question naires are now being circulated by mail to the farmers of Lane, Linn, Curry, Coos, Douglas. Jackson and Josephine counties, and they will be asked to fur nish the requested information and turn the completed forms over to the census enumerators when they call during the month of April. Questions Easy The average farmer will be able to complete the agriculture questionnaire easily. Many of the inquiries may be answered mere ly by checking a "yes" or "no." There will be other questions, however, which will require a little more trouble. Farmers will be asked questions on crop yields and receipts from crop sales, on the production of livestock and livestock products and income from their sale, on farm expen ditures for selected items and on other espaces of the farm business. Fort Winfield Scott in San Francisco stands on a spot forti fied since 1776, from which a hostile shot has never been fired. ' w ... .ax . . . here at the BIG PINES. That' what has made this firm the building headquarter for all south ern Oregon. RIGHT NOW is the time to build, repair and remodel good weather is ahead and workmen are available. Here at Big Pines you'll find the materials you will need for any job . . . from lumber to the finish paint coats ... all tops in quality at money-saving prices! Of course. Big Pines COM PLETE SERVICE means that we'll secure for you experienc ed, dependable workmen to do your job quickly and econom ically . . . we'll help you plan the job, too, for best results! BIG PINES LUMBER CO. Telephone 2-6251 6th and Fir Street Census-takers are forbidden to do any political campaigning during interviews. And they are told not to discuss politics eveni if the interviewer wants to. ! In fact, the manual directs the i enumerators to stay off of all "controversial" subjects. Census-takers are warned not to antagonize housewifes by call- i ing too early in the morning. When the head of the house comes to the door, the cnumer-i ator may ask to come in and sit down. But "you must not de-j mand this courtesy." i In 1940, one woman went back inside, donned a raincoat and galoshes, returned, carefully locked the door and answered questions on the steps in. a pour ing rain. I Get Answer From Hubby I Sometimes, it warns, enumera tors will have to call back to , talk to the man of the house. The wife may not know how much money he makes. I "You have a right not only ! to an answer, but a truthful j answer," the manual explains. That even goes for a woman's age. If the enumerator thinks a woman is being conservative on birthdays he should "probe tact fully for the correct answer." If he still doesn't believe her, the book directs that a guess may be recorded. Olympia, Wash. (U.R Wash ington's state patrol believes in radio messages that are short and to the point. After an attempted robbery of a cafe, a patrolman reported via short wave: "Wait ress screamed. Man scrammed. Circus Elephant Dies In Sunrise Execution Sarasota, Fla., Mar. 30 (U.R Dolly, the circus elephant that killed a small boy, died yester day in a sunrise execution at tended by circus roustabouts, trainers and performers. The 27-year-old pachyderm was buried immediately in a deep pit only a few hundred yards from the circus winter quarters where for 20 years she had docilely lifted peanuts from the small hands of children who regarded her with awe and admiration. All may help through your RED CROSS Published in cooperation with tht Jackson County Red Cross Chapter by . . 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