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SJXTKN MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Sunday. April II. 1830 Analysis Made of Welfare Department Caseload for One Month; Figures Told For a better understanding of expenditures made under gen eral assistance by the public wel fare department, an analysis of the March caseload was present ed to Jackson county public wel fare commission members at ine recent April meeting. While eeneral assistance ex penditures are much smaller each month than the old age as sistance caseload, this is one de partment which has been under fire by county commissioners, who believe that because a por tion of the money goes tor aid to persons who are not residents of this county, general assistance funds should be furnished en tirely by the state or shared by the lederal government rti jues ent, the cost is borne entirely by the county and state. Cnsts Detailed The analysis prepared by the Hministrator. shows that of the $18,020 expended in March for general assistance, $2,549 went to aid SO unemployed persono, and $7,878 was expended for persons incapable of being em- Staff Members at KYJC Seek Jobs As 'Baby Sillers' Effective tomorrow, the entire staff of radio station KYJC will be eligible for new jobs as of baby sitters for the winners of the weeKiy prize 10 De awarueu each Saturday night on the, "Baby Sitter Program," the only program "giving away" live peo ple as prizes. The program, which will be heard each week-day at 9.30 p.m. has traffic safety as its theme, and the weekly winners will be determined by Traffic Officer Clyde Fichtner, who has pro claimed the program one of the most interesting and profitable ever offered local listeners. Frit Is Night Out The weekly prize consists of Saturday night out with all ex penses paid. It is made possible by the program's sponsors, Yel low Cab company, Henry's Drive-In, Whitelaw Candy com pany, the Craterian and Holly theaters, McLain's Drug center and the Jackson hotel. The big attraction for parents, as indicated by the show's title, will be free baby sitters, and that's where the KYJC staff comes in. The winning couple each Saturday may select the master of ceremonies of the pro gram, Doug Gaines, or any other KYJC staff member, to be their bubv sitter, or if they prefer, the station will hire a regular sitter for the evening. Dailv Drizes are awarded on the basis of phone calls made during the program each eve ning along with instructions on how to enter the weekly contest which offers free cab service, dinners, candy, cologne, theater tickets, popcorn, and a late eve ning snack at the drive-in. Foreign Students To Speak April 21 To Medford PTA A panel of foreign exchange students, led by John A. Schulz, assistant professor of psychology at Southern Oregon college, will be presented at 8 p.m., Friday, April 21, by the Washington Parent-Teacher association in the Washington school gym nasium, it was announced Satur day. The students will discuss poli tical and economic post-war con ditions In their own countries. Among the speakers will be Ilariild Slielcr, from Germany: Knud Anderson, Denmark, and Madeleine Michel, France. Students Here Slider Li studying at SOC, and will return to Germany to teach. Anderson, at the Univer sity of Oregon, is a special stu dent taking a varied course in American academic procedures. Miss Michel, a university grad uate student, has been teaching in France, and is working for a degree in health and physical education. A short business meeting of the PTA will be held at 7:45 p.m., when new officers will be elected. Refreshments will fol low the program, with mothers of second grade students in charge. The pubtic has been Invited to attend the program, which Is under the charge of Mrs. F. L. Ragsdale. Hospitality Here Gets Praise from Masons Comments praising Medford hospitality were heard from delegates departing after the anual convention here last week of Oregon York Rite Ma sonic bodies. Medford commit teemen lor the conclave have reported. They said that townspeople as well as Medford Masons were commended for their "gracious-nes-i." The convention concluded Thursday afternoon with instal lation of Royal Arch Masons of ficers. Five days of religious and social activities and meet ings opened last Sunday. Other orders meeting were the Knights Templar and Royal and Select Masters. About 250 delegates and wives took part In convention activities, committeemen said. ployed. Forty-three persons were aided because of partial physical disability, at a cost of $3,021; 47 were given aid because of total physical disability, at a cost of $3,983; four were totally or par tially mentally incompetent, aid ed at a cost of $246; and 43, class ified as both mentally and phys ically incapable, were aided at a cost of $1,192. The sum of $2,717 was ex pended on 50 medical supple mentation cases under social se curity. Cost of five burials total ed $755. Old Age Cases Pending Cases pending for old age as sistance, aid to dependent chil dren and aid to the blind are carried on general assistance un til formalities are completed to place them under the proper classification, and 36 of these were listed for March. A total of $983 was expended for 20 pend ing old age cases, $1,104 went for pending aid to dependent children cases, and $23.50 for one blind aid case. Thirteen foster home cases totaled $1,110.95. Aid At Minimum In the process of reviewing the figures for the commission mem bers, the administrator pointed out that for the past several months no aid has been given to any single person, either male or female, who is capable ot De- ing employed, although this pol icy has brouKht the staff consid erable criticism, and that the em ployables aided have been mar ried persons with children. It was also said inai am nas been kept to an absolute mini mum in each case. In the closing discussion Com missioner Robert Lytle remark ed "In the last analysis, none ol us would turn down any of these cases; it is only when we see the total cost of public welfare that we are shocked.'' Southern Oregon Mills Subject of Lumberman Story Forest products manufacture in southern urenon in ecnerai and at three mills in particular, including Fir Milling and Plan ine company of Ashland, are the subject of an article in the April issue of "The Lumberman," pro duction journal of forest prod ucts industries. The story is one of a scries on the industry in this area and is designated "hpotliglit on Southern Oregon." Process of stimulation in the 7,000 square mile area here between the Cas cade mountains and the Coast range is brought out. New Plants Increased industry, it Is stat ed, is "mainly in the form of new plants for further process ing lumber beyond the rough green stage," which "will result in additional manufacturing in the area with the increase in man hours predominating in further refining . . . rather than tipping the total amount ot boards. Among factors contributing to establishment of reinaniifactur- inn business is freicht rate ad vantage for shipment to Califor nia and Texas over rates avail able to northern Oregon and southern Washington. Other fac tors are available to northern Oregon and southern Washing ton. Other factors are available manpower from immigration to the area, development of im proved machinery, and price ad vantages from finished products. 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