MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE THIRTEEN
CHfllCAL PREPARATION
Sunday, May 11, 1951
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'Breathing Spell'
Begins for Harried
Clerk's Deputies
Voting Equipment.
Delivered to Sheriff -
A brief breathing spell for
County Clerk George Carter and
employees in his office started
yesterday when the last of 84
canvas sacks wore turned over to
Sheriff Howard Gault.
The breathing spell will end
May 17 when the bags, which
contain sample ballots, official
ballots, tally sheets and other
equipment, for each county pre-
cinct, come back to the county
clerk for tabulation.
Largest Registration
Carter's staff has been hard
at work preparing for the May
16 primary election since reg
istration of voters started to pick
up early in April. After regis
tration of voters started to pick
up early in April. After regis
trations closed April 15, clerks
began recording the largest local
registration In history.
There were more than 30,000
cards to assemble. Names were
taken from each card, entered
In precinct books and were then
assembled on a list which was
sent to the office of the secre
tary of state In Salem.
At the same time, clerks were
filling 353 requests for sample
ballots recording them when
they were entered with ballots
In the proper precinct for each
absentee voter.
Prepare Bags
Preparation of the canvas bags
containing all the necessary
equipment for each precinct has
been occupying the time of the
clerks for the last few days.
Each bag contains exactly the
same number of official ballots
as there are registered voters of
each party in the precinct and
half that many sample ballots.
Obviously, there can be no slip
ups, for if a large precinct got
the bag belonging to a small
precinct, it would find Itself
without ballots for many of the
voters..
Although placing the fight
number of ballots In the right
bag sounds like a fairly routine
procedure, it is anything but
that, because of the restricted
space available to the county
clerks's staff. During the past
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Fruit Growers Give
Smokeless Heaters
st Consideration
SNOWED UNDER County Clerk George Carter fooks de
jected as he surveys a portion of the 64 precinct bags, one for
each precinct in Jackson, county, which overflowed into his of
fice and around his desk last week. The canvas bags contain of
ficial and sample ballots, tally sheets and all other equipment
needed by precinct boards. Because of limited space In the
clerk's regular working quarters on the second floor of the
county courthouse, the material was taken into Carter's private
office unti it completely surrounded his desk, right.
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week, ballots have been placed
on the floors, in all of the aisles,
on top of filing cabinets and
in virtually every comparatively
out of the way spot.
Bags Fill Office
The canvas bags, as they have
been filled, have been carted into
Carter's office, where they grad
ually filled up one corner, over
flowed into the center of the
room and by noon Friday com
pletely surrounded his desk.
Getting the election underway
would be no problem at all "if
we didn't have to keep up with
our regular day-to-day work,"
the county clerk says. He points
out that the election occupies a
large part of his staff, and as
election material piles up, the
room left for regular work is
rapidly reduced to a minimum.
Absentee voters, although
comparatively few In number,
make up one of the most inter
esting segments of the local
election scene.
All Over World
With many men and women
In the armed forces overseas,
and with the tourist trade boom
ing, absentee ballots are sent to
all parts of the world. Foreign
addresses listed this year include
Ranvik, Sweden; Tour C-231,
care of Bennett's Reisdebureau,
47 Raadhausplad, Copenhagen,
Sweden; care of N. V. Boekhand
el and Drukkerig, Leiden, Hol
land; care of American Express
company, Paris, France; United
States Educational Commission
for France, Paris; Flintshire,
Wales, and Linz-Donau, Austria.
Many service personnel are
receiving ballots this year care
of Army and Fleet post offices
on both the east and west coasts.
Although for most of them it is
impossible to tell just where the
ballots, were sent, a few are com
paratively identifiable, at least
if you have some navy back
ground. Some On Submarines
Ballots were sent to the USS
Queenfish and the USS Scabar-
fish, submarines now on patrol
someplace. in the Pacific ocean.
One ballot was forwarded to
SANFRANGRP P A C RESFLT
(San Francisco Group Pacific
Reserve Fleet) San Francisco,
and another to FALLWEATRA-
PAC FPO (Fleet All Weather
Training Pacific Fleet Post Of
fice) San Francisco. Another
went to VSDGC M a t a Gorda
(Way P-373) Boston, a Coast
Guard Installation which re
mains unidentifiable.
IN SCHOOL CAFETERIAS
AT FINER RESTAURANTS
AT GROCERS EVERYWHERE
BY HOME DELIVERY
ONLY
LITTLE DAISY'S
HOMOGENIZED MILK
IS ENRICHED WITH
VITAMINS
at NO EXTRA CHARGE
Many service personnel within
the United States also requested
and were sent absentee ballots
Typical addresses included Val
ley Forge Army hospital, Phoe
nixville, Pa.; Camp LeJeune,
N. C; Fort Leonard Wood, Mo.;
Patrick air force base, Fla,; Sub
marine Base, New London,
Conn.; Reese air force base, Tex.;
Camp Stoneman, Calif., and Ft.
Lewis. Wash.
Civilians have also scattered
widely since registering to vote
in Jackson county. They have
requested ballots from Washing
ton, D. C, Los Angeles, San
Antonio, Tex.; Chicago; Biloxi,
Miss.; Denver; Pittsburg; Joliet,
111.; Sioux Falls, S. D.; and Pad
ucah, Ky.
To Colleges
College students are- among
those receiving absentee ballots.
The county clerk's office has
sent ballots to Wellesley College,
Mass.; Stanford University,
Calif.; University o f Oregon,
Oregon State college, Linfield
college and Willamette university.
Several of Jackson county's
better known citizens are voting
absentee this year. Among them
are Oregon Secretary of State
and Mrs. Earl T. Newbry, Ash
land, who requested their bal
lots from Salem.
Although ballots were sent
all over the world, many went
no further than to Medford ad
dresses. These went to persons
who, because of illness or for
other reasons, will be unable to
get to the polling places on May
16.
Oregon Convict
Caught in Idaho
Lewlston, Ida (U.R Chief
Deputy Sheriff Clarence Kyle
reported Saturday he had cap
tured Edward Paul Werner, 21,
one of four men who sawed
their way out of the Salem city
Jail Thursday.
Kyle said he discovered Wer
ner, who was awaiting trial on
a forgery charge, in a Lewiston
hotel room after a clerk gave
ms description.
Hacked Escape Hatch
Werner, a former hosoital
orderly here, had hacked a hole
in the hotel roof over his room
as an "escape hatch," Kyle said.
Werner was unarmed and of
fered no resistance.
Sheriff Ralph M. Smith of
Spokane county said Melvin
Leady, 25, Salem, wanted there
in connection with the breakout
was apprehended here early
Saturday.
Kyle said Salem officials are
preparing extradition papers for
werner.
The firefly, familiar miracle
to millions east of the Rockies
and in many foreign lands, is.un
known in England, northern Eu
rope, and our own far west
Fruit growers of the valley
are giving first consideration to
the purchase of the most effec
tive type of smokeless heaters
in ordering replacements, it was
reported Saturday in a state
ment issued by the Jackson
County Fruit Growers league.
At present, about 23 per cent
of the heaters now in use here
are of the stack type, which Is
the basis for the smokeless heat
er as known today, the state
ment said.
Not Really Smokeless
It pointed out that the
smokeless" heaters are not
actually smokeless, although
they do produce less smoke than
the stackless type. "Inasmuch as
these heaters will not solve the
smoke problem, the fruitgrow
ers do not feel justified in mak
ing the very great expense in
volved in scrapping their pres
ent heaters and buying a com
plete new set-up of 20 to 33
heaters per acre," the statement
continued. "These heaters may
become obsolete in a few years
with the development of a more
nearly smokeless heater," It said.
In recent years, valley fruit
growers have experimented with
wind machines and infra red
heaters without success, it was
pointed out. Burning oil is the
only practical method found to
date for providing frost protec
tion for the $10,000,000 fruit
crop of the valley, the state
ment added.
Answers Critics
In further explanation, the
statement, Issued in response to
recent criticism of smudge
smoke in the valley, continued:
'Flat pots burning without
any chimney or stack produce
more smoke than those with a
stack. Recent research into a
smokeless heater has developed
variations and modifications
while Improvements have been
made and are being made, no
heater has yet been developed
which will in practical opera
tion cut down smoke more than
about 50 per cent and still pro
vide the all-important protec
tion. All progress in this dlr
ectlon Is and has been, encour
aged and followed by the fruit
growers."
Camp White Open House
Set on Hospital Day
Hospital day will be observed
at Camp White Veterans Admin
istration domiciliary Monday,
May 12, according to Manager
Paul A. Hatton.
"The station will hold open
house," Hatton continued, for
the benefit of all friends in this
area who would like to become
better acquainted with the day-to-day
activities of members of
the domiciliary and staff. Every
one is cordially Invited to pay
visit to the station . between
the hours of 10 a.m. and 4 p.m
Visitors who wish to tour the
domiciliary will be guided to
activities and facilities of
terest."
In-
DOWN BUT NOT UP
Detroit U.R) Police said
Patrick C. Nance, 40, sprung his
own trap when he broke Into
an office building by going
through the elevator shaft win
dow on the roof and sliding
down the greased elevator cable.
He was still frantically clawing
at the cable, trying to climb
back up, when officers arrived.
SWIMS THROUGH ICE
Kalamazoo, Mich. (U.R)
Lea Hartscll, 64, continued
28-year-old custom this winter
when he chopped a hole in the
ice of West Lake and dived In
for a swim. Hartsell paddled
around for five minutes, then
ran home for a warm shower
and a hot meal.
Winter Damage
Reported Heavy
At Lake 0' Woods
A great deal of damage has
occurred at Lake O' Woods dur
ing the winter, according to Tom
Neeley, resort manager, and
George Bosley, caretaker.
The two men attribute the
damage to the heavy windstorm
in December and the snow
through the winter months.
Many trees are down," Neeley
noted, "and the resort lost one
Pioneer cabin as the result of
a falling tree."
Homes Damaged
He also reported that "many
of the privately owned homes
have been damaged and that
many of the docks belonging to
the cabin-owners are adrift in
the lake and should be taken
care of before the water recedes."
Neeley pointed out that at the
present time the docks can be
easily towed to their proper
places as the lake has thawed
and boats, motors and gas are
available at the resort ,
Supplies Available
Limited supplies and accom
modations are now available at
the resort which can now be
reached by the Klamath Falls
road, he pointed out. He said
that the road around the lake
will not be cleared until May
23 and that the Dead Indian road
is not yet open. Trout season
at the lake will open on May 30
with fishing legal now for bass,
perch and catfish,
The manager also reported
that work will start in the "near
future" on completion of the
tember. The building Is expected
to be ready for use by June, he
added, and is being constructed
of veneer core logs, a product
of the local Red-E-Cut Log in
dustry.
SUNDAY
HEALTH
CHATS
By Dr. Frsnk J. HanMf
Die Mall Tribune Want Ada
Mechanical defects of th
spine and other structured can
occur In the bodies of people of
all ages. Frequently these de
fects can only be determined by
an expert by means of x-ray ana
lysis, yet many gross features
of bad body mechanics can bt
observed by any intelligent per- .
son. Particularly in the mlddlt
aged are mechanical defects most .
prominent. Notice the pot bellies,
the slouching posture, heads held ;
to one side, one shoulder lower .
than the other, the hip protrud
ing more one one side of the
bodv than the other, etc. These
are all indications that the chief
support of the body the spine
is distorted and displaced. With
these mechanical defects inter
fering with nerve system and '
other important structures, ev
ery vital function within the
body can be impaired.
When a sick person, after un
dergoing all kinds of drug treat
ment, has the mechanical defects
of his body corrected he regains
his health. It Is this method of
approach, the scientific applica
tion of engineering principles to
the human body, that is Chiro
practic. The evidence of a high
percentage of clinical results
substantiates that this natural
healing method is highly success-
nartlallv-rebullt lories which ful In curlne chronic ailmentf
I was destroyed by fire last Sep- and diseases of middle age.
Police Department
Seeks Job Applicants
The Medford police depart
ment announced Saturday that
it will accept applications for
appointment as police patrolmen
this week. The appointments
would be to fill possible future
vacancies on the force.
The announcement said that
applicants should be high school
graduates between 21 and 35
years of age. There is opportun
ity for advancement on the po
lice department, the announce
ment added.
Applications should be made
at the department headquarters
in the city hall.
KF Citizens Accept
Election Challenge
Klamath Falls (U.R Citi
zens of Klamath Falls said Sat
urday they will accept a chal
lenge from Visalia, Calif., for a
duel of votes In primary elec
tions in Oregon and California.
The two cities are of com
parable size. The winner in the
"duel" will be the city which
turns out the most voters.
Prizes Include Klamath Gem
potatoes from the southern Ore
gon city, which will be voting
in the Oregon primary election
May 16, and Visalia grapes from
the California city, which votes
in its state primary June 3.
San Francisco's municipal air
port Is the closest Pacific Coast
airport to Hawaii.
HOTEL MEDFORD
NEW ROGUI ROOM
COFFEE SHOP
-OPEN-Today
Mothers' Day
8 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.
ROAST TURKEY
All the Trimming!
$1.85
Children's Portions
FREE PARKING
LOOSE MARRIAGES EASY DIVORCES BROKEN HOMES
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