SECOND SECTION
FIXTURES RADIO
CLASSIFIED COMICI
Tax Committee
To Hold Hearing
Here Next Week
Subjects of vital interest to
every taxpayer in this area are
to be discussed next week when
the legislative interim tax study
oommittee holds a hearing at the
Medford hotel Tuesday noon.
The forum-type meeting will
consider the facts about the pres
ent condition of state finances,
discuss the effect proposed meas
ures would have on it and sug
gest some changes.
Here for the meeting will be
Senator Howard Belton, chair
man of the interim committee;
Representative Giles French,
Mrs. Louise Humphrey, tax ex
pert for Oregon Business and
Tax Research, and Earl B. Day,
former legislator, Jackson coun
ty judge and state tax commis
sioner. The interim committee hopes
to meet as many 'off icials of the
county, city and school districts
ps possible while here, since the
rWting will be in the nature
. of a fact-finding hearing.
Fruit Price Index
Shows April Increase
The national index of prices
received by growers for fruit
rose about seven per cent from
mid-March to mid-April, accord
ing to the bureau of agricul
tural economics computations re
leased this week. But the price
rise was a little less than usual
for the month and price level in
April was about nine per cent
below a year earlier.
Most of the increase in th
index during the month wa due
to strawberries, the bureau re
ported.
Reporting on the Oregon fruit
market situation, the bureau
said southern Oregon anjou
pears are still available in Port
land at $4.75 to S5.50. Winter
pears were off local markets by
this time last year. Some out-of-state
shipments are still being
made.
Arrowhead Display on
At Downtown Store
A display of arrowheads, be
longing to Wayne E. Neat of
the veterans domiciliary center
at Camp White and said by col
lectors to be unusually fine, is
being shown at Sam's Sporting
Goods store in Medford.
Neat has almost 1.500 perfect
specimens in his collection, and
the major part of these is now
being shown at the store. They
were collected for the most part
in Kiowa county, Colorado,
where the World War I veteran
was living. Unable to work be
cause of failing health. Neat oc
cupied himself by searching for
the arrowheads, spending most
of his time between 1935 and
1943 in this pursuit. He averaged
two or three a day.
The display will be kept m
the window of the store for sev
eral days, according to the
management.
Last Civil War Vet
Of Missouri Succumbs
Hieeinsville. Mo. May 10 (U.R)
Johnnv Graves, who was releas
ed from the Confederate army
because he was ill, died today at
108.
Graves, known most of his life
as "Uncle Johnnv." was the last
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erate home here and except for I
widows of several other Civil
war veterans, was its only resi
dent. Two nurses attended Graves,
one by day and the other by
night. Officials of the home esti
mated it cost the state $25,000 a
year to see that he got all the
care provided by law.
SHOWER ON BUS
Keene, N. H. (U.R) Friends
gave Miss Amy Yardly a bridal
shower aboard the bus which
was carrying her to work for the
last time before she quit to get
married.
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Second Section
GORGEOUS GUSSIE DOES IT AGAIN-Gertde (Gorceous Gus
sle) Moran showed up tor an exhibition tennis match In the British
sector of Berlin wearing this fancy gold-embroidered dress neat but
not as spectacular as the lace trimmed panties she wore a while back
at Wimbledon. Admiring dress is German net star Prau Von Palk-enhayn.
Tire Prices To Jump Five
Detroit. May 10 (U.R) Tire
prices will jump about five per
cent within a month. President
Harry E Humphreys Jr., of U.S.
Rubber company predicted today.
MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, MAY 10, 1950
(Acme TelephotoJ
Per Cent Soon
Humphreys said the increase
would result from a 40 per cent
rise in cost of natural rubber in
the past four months. A shortatse
has occurred because of Russia's
heavy purchases, he said.
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Background on Meat
Given by Meatmen;
Additional background infor
mation on the plan for city meat
Inspection was given at a meet
ing between meatmen and city
council here this week.
The inspection problem came
to a head last winter when Unit
ed States department of agricul
ture officials said they would re
move the federal grade unless
meat firms had approved inspec
tion. Of four packing firms of
the valley which had the federal
grade, only two now have met
state standards and have inspec
tion and the grade, it is re
ported. '
While the state department of
agriculture has supervision over
meat and inspectors, it has no
funds for state inspection, and
the two local plants are bearing
the cost at considerable expense
in order to keep in competition
with outside enterprises.
New Policy
The federal agency, it is said,
instituted the new policy to al
leviate a consumer misconcep
tion. Previously, a federal grade
stamp did not necessarily mean
meat had been inspected, a be
lief consumers gained from war
time regulations.
According to Mayor D. L.
Flynn. some time ago the city
administration was asked to help
eliminate the health hazard in
the preparation of livestock for
human consumption since there
was no state-financed inspection.
Some meat men and city offi
cials have since then investigat
ed other city ordinances.
Cost Cited
Flynn and Councilman Floyd
Tribune
Pages 1-6
Inspection Plea
Costs Are Problem
Watkins brought out that the
city is not in a position to stand
much expense of enforcement of
an ordinance and that cost prob
ably will have to be borne by
meat men.
There was evidence at the
meeting that small operators
might not have much objection
to inspection if the cost was
equalized. Another comment was
that consumers might not mind
having the inspection cost passed
on to them if they realized what
they were getting. According to
one estimate the cost of Tier-l
would be increased about one-
quarter cent a pound.
Urges State Inspection
Attorney Kenneth Denman
representing small packers at the
meeting, urged a drive for state.
wide inspection. He said that an
ordinance would only go to the
city limits, questioned the num
ber of persons outside (lie city
who would be affected and men
tioned the possibility of compe
tition from retailers setting up
outside the city limits.
Dr. A. Erin Merkel, county
health officer, discussed the
health angle of the problem,
pointing to cases of illness in the
form of food poisoning. He told
of California and Washington
programs, saying that some
meats not getting by in those
states are "dumped" in Oregon.
There was other testimony as
to the number of rejections
where inspection is in force.
No retailers present respond
ed when Flynn asked for a show
of hands of those among them
who were opposed to inspection.
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MEDFORD BRANCH
Dtlnklng Would Be
Expensive for Heir
Philadelphia. May 10 (U.R)
It would cost John Benson
Parker II $8,000 to (tart
drinking.
The will of hit grandmoth
er, Mn. Elisabeth Benson
Parker, left her $8,000 estate
to him when he reaches the
age of 35, "provided he is not
then addicted to the use of
intoxicating liquors and en
joys a reputation of sobriety."
Mrs. Parker's will, probated
' yesterday, said the desired
that her grandson shall not
use intoxicants "at all."
POLICE GET POLICE
Kenosha, Wis. (U.R) Police
arrested Joseph Frank Police,
21, charging him with going
through a red light.
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Mil Mar Owner To Be
Mrs. Bruce E. Pingle, co-owner
of Mil Mar ranch near Butte
Falls, will leave tomorrow for
Portland where she will attend
and participate in the Oregon
Vacation show.
Mrs. Pingle, who has recently
returned from a similar show in
California, will have an exhibit
booth, showing tourist attrac
tions in southern Oregon. Includ
ed will be literature from House
of Mystery, Oregon Caves,
Chamber of Commerce folders,
as well as a model of Mil Mar
ranch, and rock specimens from
the Treasure Trove and the Rock
Grotto.
The show is to acquaint those
attending with Oregon vacation
points and is said to be the first
of , its kind in Oregon.
Mrs. Pingle will be accom
panied by Mrs. George A. Hub
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CONTRACTOR
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REALTOR
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MILL WORKER
"My ihih It S to 4. Longer bona ouee
I ceo atop t tht btnk titer weak
BUS DRIVER
"Now no matter how my trip KbMe
works out, I an get to the beak
when I need te."
BARBER
"Now I an do my btoking when
thingt ttt ilow it the ibop."
MECHANIC
"Longer honn tlx diyi t week mike
it etiy for mt to btnk."
NIGHT-SHIFT WORKER
"It ued to bt hard For me to fiat to the
bank. ..now ifa eaty with the new
longer bouM."
OREGON TOGETHER!'
at Vacation Show
bard. Prospect, who will
her at the exhibit. On their re
turn they will visit Mrs. Fred
Davis in Salem, and visit verioue
travel bureaus and the Chamber
of Commerce there.
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Since 1927
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